St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-24
THAT COLLISION.
Further Details of the Celtic-Brit-
annie Disaster.

ammo DISASTER.
NEW YORK, May 23.-It was officially
stated at the office of the White Star
line this morning that as far as known
but four of the Steerage passengers
killed in the collision between the Celtic
and the Britain mic were buried at sea.
OF this number Jane Robinson, Ii years
old, of Fall River, Mass, and James
Limberry, of Jersey City, were known
to be killed outright. Two passengers,
James Greenale and Adam johnson,
addresses unknown, are missing, and
supposed to belong to the four who were
buried at sea. Some of the passengers
insist that in addition to this
number a fleshy woman with black hair
was also killed and given sea burial.
The official list of the injured include
Elizabeth Wainwright, East Hamilton,
Mass, and Mary Griffin, of Southport,
England; David Ricketts,, M. DOnog-
hue, address unknown; William Lalor,
Queens county, Ireland; Patrick Burke,
son, aged Is (brother of Robinson in list
of killed.. The first load of Steerage
passengers from the Celtic was landed
at Castle Garden this morning, 800 in
all. The Storage passenger list OF the
Celtic includes 756 passengers.
STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER.
Tom Egan, an intelligent young Irish
man, just over, was an intermediate
passenger on the Celtic. He was stand
ing on the bridge of the Celtic when the
Brittanic first came in sight through the
dense fog. He said to reporter: The
Brittanic was running at full speed
and the Celtic very slow. When first
seen the Britannia was heading for the
ct ri Of hn
changing her course would have scraped
the StarbOard side. The Celtic Signaled
and began to backwater. The signal
| understood to direct giving way
to the starboard. In doing this the Brit
annie turned across the Celtic's bow. At
first thought she would clear us, she
was going so fast, but a moment later it
was apparent there would be collision.
just before striking the Celtic veered to
the right little and struck back of the
center of the Britannia. An awful
screaming of the women on board the
Brittanic followed and men joined in
the noise. There was not so much ex-
element on the Celtic. The captain of
the Britannia called out that the boat
was sinking.
WHAT OTHERS SAID.
Several other steerage passengers of
the Celtic were spoken to, and all said
that the Britannia was on the starbOard
side of the Celtic when first seen, and
would have cleared if she had given way
to the port side. Various estimates of
the Storage of the passenger list of
the Britannia were made at the Office
of the line-.. The figures range between
100 and 240 persons. No official list
was at the office, and the statement was,
made that the list was not made out
on outgoing steamers until within two
days sail of the other side. 1t was stated
at the Office that the captains of the
steamships had made no statement.
The reports will be in writing and will
be undoubtedly lengthy documents.
The Office of the White Star line was
crowded all morning with friends of
making anxious inquiries. The major
ity of the inquirers were friends of the
steerage passengers. Very little in
formation was Obtainable. The passen-
gers from the Celtic who landed at
Castle Garden do not seem to be any the
worse for their experience.
1t is believed that the Celtic is reSpon-
sible for the.cOllision with the Britannia.
A chart was shown to an Associated
Press reporter this afternoon. j. Bruce
Ismay, agent for the White Star line,
POINTED OUT THE PLACE
where the collision occurred. The
chart showed on parallel lines the routes
followed by the steamers of the COM
pany both outward and inward bound.
Mr.. Ismay, in showing the chart,
had not thought of the fact
that the place indicated as the
point of collision was in the track of the
outgoing vessel until it was too late.
The chart showed, according to Mr..
lSmay, that the Celtic was in the regu-
lar course of the outward-bound vessels
on his line and about sixty miles south
of the regular course of the inward
bound ships when she collided with the
Britannia. The latter vessel was in her
proper course: After Mr.. Ismay
had recovered from his surprise
he was asked if he had any
theory to advance in regard to the
cause of the accident. He replied in the
negative. saying that the captains re-
ported the facts without advancing
theories. They would leave it to the
company and the Liverpool board of
trade to investigate and fix the blame.
The Britannia was brought up the
stream tonight and was anchored Off
the HobOllen Meadows, half mile from
the White Star pier. The water here is
shallow and in case she sank there
would be little difficulty to get
her up. The steamship company
has shut up.all possible avenues OF in
formation from reporters. Orders have
been given not to allow them on board
or on the pier where the Celtic is being
unloaded and repaired. The chief Off
Ger said that orders had been given to
the man in charge of the wheel at the
time of the ACCIDENT not to tell what
course he was steering, and the same
officer refused to explain how the Celtic
came to be so far out of her course and
i'm the track of incoming vessels. lie
trlk about it. Ehe company is paying